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hey all. im new to this as you can tell from my join date. i have completed my first mando project ever. and it was a lot more work than i expected, and it is still no where near movie quality. the reason it isnt very good is because i was on a very low budget. in fact i spent $27 total on every thing the rest was stuff i had laying around the house. looking back i dont think i should have started with boba. but you learn as you go. please give feed back on my armor. the pros and cons. consider the very low amount spent in your rating.please give tips and tricks to make my next set of mando armor better thanks.

oh and bear with me about the pics it might take a little while to get them on the page right

Hey mandalorian01- Pretty **** good for 1st time around man! Although I havent been in the mando game long enough to critique effectively as I am still learning myself..there is plenty of help on here : ). I say, keep working w/ what you have currently and as you progress w/ your research, fix and tighty things up as you go. I believe this is what makes this hobby fun as well as intriguing as you study and learn the intricasies of fettdom. Best of luck buddy!

First, if I were you I would look at this thread as a "look what I did" more than asking for a critique. Which is a good thing. Your showing you can get something better than Halloween quality, but not break the bank or spend 5 years making it.

Now, as to how you can improve this for not much more money..

Go to a Goodwill or something and see if you can get some white pants to match your top. Then a $2 box of Rit to get it a very light gray. the pants are almost not noticeable, but with the spats, it stands out.
Play with your plate alignment. Raise the collar and the rest of the plates. Raise the shoulder bells too. (possibly free!)
Get a can of Ultra Flat Black spray paint and mist your plates and suit. Hit the lower legs, bottom of the cape and other random spots harder. Built it up to be darker gradually. ($4)
Buy a thicker and cut a shorter piece pf pipe for your rocket. It will look better than the thin one ($2)
If you have a Michaels, pick up some cheap doll hair, usually pre braided for Wookiee scalps. ($5 ish)
Perhaps attach a tube to your gaunts to greeb it up. ($2)
Check out batninja's belt tutorial on here. You can make an accurate Boba belt for less than $10. Using it as a guideline, you can made an approximation for as little as $5

I think doing those couple of little things would improve your look quiet a bit. If you had extra paint, respray all your armor silver, then use mustard or toothpaste to "paint" on spots where damage would be. Then spray the yellow on all of it. Wash off the mustard/toothpaste once the paint dries. Then re-add the masking (the mustard) to the now silver spots and then some more places that you want yellow to show through. Respray the green on the appropriate plates. See if you can pick up some Pumpkin Orange and slightly mist the right shoulder, just enough to change the color a bit. Then do the black misting for weather and finally a few coats of clear flat.

If you were brave and came into a spare 20-30 bucks, you could buy some sintra / foam pvc and make armor that really contours to your body and fits better (which is part of your collar issue). Its easy to work and cheap.

nice brother! $27 and you are at that point?! Awesome start!!!! The beautiful thing about Fett is there is always room for improvement. Perfecting the imperfections. Great start on an equally amazing price.

Now when you say your next one... are you redoing the whole costume or are you going to alter this one? Excited to see future progress from you!

First, if I were you I would look at this thread as a "look what I did" more than asking for a critique. Which is a good thing. Your showing you can get something better than Halloween quality, but not break the bank or spend 5 years making it.

Now, as to how you can improve this for not much more money..

Go to a Goodwill or something and see if you can get some white pants to match your top. Then a $2 box of Rit to get it a very light gray. the pants are almost not noticeable, but with the spats, it stands out.
Play with your plate alignment. Raise the collar and the rest of the plates. Raise the shoulder bells too. (possibly free!)
Get a can of Ultra Flat Black spray paint and mist your plates and suit. Hit the lower legs, bottom of the cape and other random spots harder. Built it up to be darker gradually. ($4)
Buy a thicker and cut a shorter piece pf pipe for your rocket. It will look better than the thin one ($2)
If you have a Michaels, pick up some cheap doll hair, usually pre braided for Wookiee scalps. ($5 ish)
Perhaps attach a tube to your gaunts to greeb it up. ($2)
Check out batninja's belt tutorial on here. You can make an accurate Boba belt for less than $10. Using it as a guideline, you can made an approximation for as little as $5

I think doing those couple of little things would improve your look quiet a bit. If you had extra paint, respray all your armor silver, then use mustard or toothpaste to "paint" on spots where damage would be. Then spray the yellow on all of it. Wash off the mustard/toothpaste once the paint dries. Then re-add the masking (the mustard) to the now silver spots and then some more places that you want yellow to show through. Respray the green on the appropriate plates. See if you can pick up some Pumpkin Orange and slightly mist the right shoulder, just enough to change the color a bit. Then do the black misting for weather and finally a few coats of clear flat.

If you were brave and came into a spare 20-30 bucks, you could buy some sintra / foam pvc and make armor that really contours to your body and fits better (which is part of your collar issue). Its easy to work and cheap.

Overall though, great job!

Why would he want pants that matched his top?Boba's vest and jumpsuit are 2 different colors, vest is khaki, and his jumpsuit is gray, he has it good, throw some dirt on it and it's good to go. Once he moves the plates up, I'd cut the vest off about 1/2 inch below the ab plate and cut the sleeves at the midway of the shoulder plates and it'll look more vest-ish and no so much shirt-ish.

You should try to pick up a thin pleather. You can also find thin upholstery leather, both at a Joann Fabrics or similar store. I would try to find a thicker leather of matching color for the belt, But you can always sew webbing like a webbed belt in between two pieces of pleather to make the belt thick.

well finally got my avatar pic to work. over the next month or so i have the following planned: make belt using batninjas thread, raise the armor plates. mist some more paint on the cape and lower legs and spats, make ee3 blaster, make my rocket better (more than one pipe). i think those minor things will make the whole armor stand out better. ill keep yall updated on progress.